Light Weight Wheel Question
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Light Weight Wheel Question
I made a really dumb purchase on ebay a couple of monthss back A guy had two 18 x 10 turbo twists painted midnight blue metallic. They looked really good with no rash and I bought them planning to paint the fronts on my 968 to match. I never asked the offset. Turns out they have an offset of 40 and don't fit. How can i tell if they are the lightweight version of the wheel? I have three p-cars, Narrow body 996, 968 cab, and a 97 Boxster. I don't think I can make these wheels fit anything I have, but does anyone know of any spacer that would work on any of these cars? I already have three sets of 18" turbo twists, 2 chrome and one silver, a set of 17" boxster wheels, plus a set of 16" design 90s. I wouldn't mind widening the rear stance of any one of the cars, but don't think I can get these 40 offset wheels to fit anything I have. Any help would be appreciated. If not, I am going to sell them cheap just to get them out of the garage.
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To tell the difference between the Technology (hollow spoke) and the regular twists, put your hand behind the spokes. If it's smooth behind the spokes, they're the hollow spokes; if there are two grooves, they are the regualr ones.
As for spacers, you can find them...someone knows the right size that you'll need. Post a specific request as to you car and wheels/size youwant on the car.
Edward
As for spacers, you can find them...someone knows the right size that you'll need. Post a specific request as to you car and wheels/size youwant on the car.
Edward
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You need to know the offsets for your vehicles. If the offset is less than 40mm, then you can use a spacer to make up the difference, ie, a 25mm offset could use a 15mm spacer (25+15=40). If your vehicle offsets are larger, for example 52mm, then the 40mm won't work, and spacers won't help. The back of your existing wheels, if stock Porsche, should say what their offset is. Look for 'et nn' where nn is the offset. I believe the Boxster, 968, and narrow body 996 are around 52mm-55mm offset (although there are some 968 wheels in the 65-68mm that used spacers).
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I'm with Bill. If you have too little BS in your rims versus the car, your out of luck. The only option would be to put "turbo fenders" on a car and space out until the fenders are filled. This seems kind of silly since at that point you'd be using rims without a match that won't maximize the tire for the body shape. All this to use rims that you got a good deal on and don't have four that match, sell them and move on to an appropriate set. Most guys use spacers to put newer, more offset, rims on body styles with narrower track width at the flange.
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Thanks, good advice. I'll put them on ebay. I paid just a little more than the shipping so I should be able to get rid of them without any trouble. They also have some 285 30 pirellis on them but almost worn out. They make for good,albeit heavy packing material though
